ObjectivesAssess knowledge about doping of French general practitioners and retail pharmacists. Population and methodsTwo descriptive studies have been conducted using anonymous questionnaire, first with 280 retail pharmacists in 2006, then with 992 general practitioners in 2009. ResultsThey consider that most of records were broken due to doping a...

ObjectivesTo describe rock-climbing injuries in France between 2004 and 2011. Patients and methodsRetrospective epidemiological study of reported rock-climbing accidents identified by the French Federation of Mountain and Climbing sports from 2004 until 2011. This included all licensed holders registered with the Federation and climbing in natural ...

Purpose: — To discuss through our observation and a review of the literature the mechanics of fracture of the humeral diaphysis during an “arm wrestling” game, the differential diagnoses that should be discussed face to fracture mechanism and the therapeutic modalities of this type of fracture.Synthesis of facts: We report the observation of a 24 y...

IntroductionA Pubmed hit search teaches us that human Body Composition (BC) is a frequently used issue in sport science publications. Body composition is a branch of human biology and is subject to variable interpretation by its users. Quantifying human BC plays an important role in monitoring performance and training but inaccurate interpretation ...

We report the case of a 38-year-old triathlete, treated for 4 years for Graves’ disease with recurrence at 3 times. He practices eight to 12hours of exercise per week. The SFMS questionnaire of overtraining evidences a decrease in performance, with 35 out of 54 positive items, i.e. a quite high score. The dietary assessment shows a daily calorie in...